Software:move (command)

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move
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The ReactOS move command
Developer(s)Microsoft, IBM, JP Software, DR, Novell, Joe Cosentino, ReactOS Contributors
Written inFreeDOS, ReactOS: C
Operating systemMS-DOS, PC DOS, MSX-DOS, OS/2, eComStation, ArcaOS, Windows, DR DOS, FreeDOS, ReactOS
PlatformCross-platform
TypeCommand
LicenseFreeDOS, ReactOS: GPLv2

In computing, move is a command in various command-line interpreters (shells) such as COMMAND.COM, cmd.exe,[1] 4DOS/4NT, and PowerShell. It is used to move one or more files or directories from one place to another.[2] The original file is deleted, and the new file may have the same or a different name. The command is analogous to the Unix mv command and to the OpenVOS move_file and move_dircommands.[3]

Implementations

The command is available in DOS,[4] IBM OS/2,[5] Microsoft Windows and ReactOS.[6] On MS-DOS, the command is available in versions 6 and later.[7] In Windows PowerShell, move is a predefined command alias for the Move-Item Cmdlet which basically serves the same purpose. The FreeDOS version was developed by Joe Cosentino.[8] DR DOS 6.0 includes an implementation of the move command.[9] The open-source MS-DOS emulator DOSBox has no MOVE command. Instead, the REN command can be used to move files.[10]

Syntax

To move one or more files: 

MOVE [/Y | /-Y] [drive:][path]filename1[,...] destination

To rename a directory: 

MOVE [/Y | /-Y] [drive:][path]dirname1 [destination\]dirname2

To move a directory: 

MOVE [/Y | /-Y] [drive:][path]dirname1 destination

Parameters

  • [drive:][path]filename1: Specifies the location and name of the file or files you want to move.
  • destination: Specifies the new location of the file or directory. Destination can consist of a drive letter and colon, a directory name, or a combination, and must already exist. If you are moving only one file, you can also include a filename if you want to rename the file when you move it.
  • [drive:][path]dirname1: Specifies the directory you want to rename or move.
  • dirname2: Specifies the new name of the directory.
  • /Y: Suppresses prompting to confirm you want to overwrite an existing destination file.
  • /-Y: Causes prompting to confirm you want to overwrite an existing destination file.

The switch /Y may be present in the COPYCMD environment variable. This may be overridden with /-Y on the command line. Default is to prompt on overwrites unless MOVE command is being executed from within a batch script.

Notes

  • When moving a directory, dirname1 and its contents wind up as a subfolder beneath destination. Caution is advised - if the final subfolder of the destination path does not exist, dirname1 will be both moved and renamed.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Move". Microsoft Docs. 11 September 2009. https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb490935.aspx.  Microsoft TechNet Move article
  2. ↑ MS-DOS and Windows command line move command
  3. ↑ "OpenVOS Commands Reference Manual". StrataDOC Online Documentation Service for Stratus Products. pp. 2-552, 2-558. http://stratadoc.stratus.com/vos/19.1.0/r098-19/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/r098-19.pdf. ""move_dir: Purpose: This command moves a directory and its contents from one place to another. ... move_file: Purpose: This command moves a file or set of files to another file or directory."" 
  4. ↑ Jamsa, Kris A. (1993), DOS: The Complete Reference, Osborne McGraw-Hill, p. 206, ISBN 0078819040, https://books.google.com/books?id=UW9GAAAAYAAJ. 
  5. ↑ "JaTomes Help - OS/2 Commands". http://www.jatomes.com/Help/Os2Cmd.php#MOVE. 
  6. ↑ "reactos/move.c at master". https://github.com/reactos/reactos/blob/master/base/shell/cmd/move.c. 
  7. ↑ Running MS-DOS Version 6.22 (20th Anniversary Edition), 6th Revised edition. Microsoft Press. 2003. ISBN 0-7356-1812-7. 
  8. ↑ ibiblio.org FreeDOS Package -- Move (FreeDOS Base)
  9. ↑ "DR DOS 6.0 User Guide Optimisation and Configuration Tips". https://www.4corn.co.uk/archive/docs/DR%20DOS%206.0%20User%20Guide-opt.pdf. 
  10. ↑ Commands - DOSBoxWiki

Further reading

  • MS-DOS Commands: Microsoft Quick Reference, 4th Revised edition. Microsoft Press. 1990. ISBN 978-1556152894. 
  • Kathy Ivens; Brian Proffit (1993). OS/2 Inside & Out. Osborne McGraw-Hill. ISBN 978-0078818714. 
  • Frisch, Æleen (2001). Windows 2000 Commands Pocket Reference. O'Reilly. ISBN 978-0-596-00148-3. 

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